diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 81989fd..80a9265 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.9.5 (2026-03-15)
+
+- final Python release, project is now a Rust native application, see [__`stackql-deploy-rs`__](https://github.com/stackql/stackql-deploy-rs)
+
 ## 1.9.4 (2025-10-16)
 
 - added `--output-file` argument
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c07fbeb..1a23f08 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='stackql-deploy',
-    version='1.9.4',
+    version='1.9.5',
     description='Model driven resource provisioning and deployment framework using StackQL.',
     long_description=readme,
     long_description_content_type='text/x-rst',
diff --git a/stackql_deploy/__init__.py b/stackql_deploy/__init__.py
index b0bb384..54a0855 100644
--- a/stackql_deploy/__init__.py
+++ b/stackql_deploy/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '1.9.4'
+__version__ = '1.9.5'